@🌊damn the filibuster, torpedos away🌊

[@🌊damn the filibuster, torpedos away🌊 @lcookwike]

Ybor’s Columbia Restaurant overhauls its historic tiles https://t.co/hy9XWUSP9c

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

“The 9,000 who never made it home”

In 2013, British artists Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss created a striking temporary artwork on the beach at Arromanches, Normandy. Known as The Fallen 9000, the project involved volunteers using stencils and rakes to etch thousands of human silhouettes into the sand, each representing a life lost during the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944.

The silhouettes commemorated Allied troops, German soldiers, and civilians who died during one of the most pivotal days of World War II. What began as a small volunteer effort quickly expanded as hundreds of local residents joined in to help complete the installation.

Its most powerful feature was its impermanence.

Within hours, the incoming tide slowly washed the figures away. That was exactly the intention. The artwork served as a reminder of how individual lives can fade from memory, even when the events they shaped alter the course of history.

On D-Day, more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, launching the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation. The operation breached Hitler’s Atlantic Wall and helped pave the way toward the end of World War II in Europe.

Created for International Peace Day in 2013, The Fallen 9000 was designed to highlight the human cost of war rather than the military scale of the invasion. According to History Hit and Colossal, the installation honored all those killed during the landings—civilians, German forces, and Allied servicemen alike.

[ABC News @ABC]

Almost a third of the membership of the Congressional Black Caucus are at risk of losing their seats through the 2028 election cycle as Republicans in southern states where they control the legislature move swiftly to redraw congressional maps. https://t.co/p8BHnRk7tV

[Florida Watch @floridawatch]

Cualquier intento de modificar los distritos electorales antes de las próximas elecciones en nuestro estado es una respuesta directa a la petición del Presidente, y eso es ilegal en Florida. (2/2)

[Florida Watch @floridawatch]

Redistricting decides who represents us in government - a process that must serve the people, not politicians. Any attempt to draw new voting maps before the next election in our state is a direct response to the President’s request, and that is illegal in Florida.

[Florida Watch @floridawatch]

Florida’s Republican lawmakers are wasting time fighting amongst themselves and chasing national headlines and clicks on social media instead of fixing the basics in our communities. We need serious leaders who are focused on practical solutions, not party politics.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

🚨 Florida voters are being denied any say on the new electoral maps. Ron DeSantis knows they won’t go for it, which is why he’s bypassing them — just like they did in Texas. This is actually ILLEGAL.

In California and Virginia, voters got to decide.

#StopIllegalFloridaMaps

[Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind]

“Justice Department records indicate that the FBI spoke to this woman not once but at least four separate times... Now those records appear to have been removed from public viewing—despite the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires all documents relating to the alleged sex trafficker to be made public.”

https://t.co/0a28uHtIxL

[Nejeeb Bello Oyarese @NejeebBello]

@QudsNen @stephanhallmann BORED OF PEACE -Donald Trump

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In @nytopinion

One year ago, President Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he used the presidency to enrich himself, the @nytimes editorial board writes. This is how Trump has pocketed at least $1.4 billion. https://t.co/U35Bm4UaDy

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

For the first time in U.S. history, the archbishop responsible for Catholic pastoral care of U.S. service members said military officers may be morally obligated to disobey a sitting president’s orders.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio said a Trump-ordered invasion of Greenland would violate Catholic teaching and that Catholic troops could refuse to comply. https://t.co/vtbHdz0izn

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

In honor of lasting one full year in office, @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom today awarded Donald Trump the California Peace Prize. Please join us in congratulating Daddy’s Little Helper!

[Florida Watch @floridawatch]

Todos los días, los floridanos trabajan duro y siguen las reglas, pero políticos como el gobernador Ron DeSantis creen que están por encima de la ley y quieren manipular el proceso de dibujo de distritos que decide quién los representa en el gobierno,... (1/2)

[Florida Watch @floridawatch]

Everyday Floridians work hard & follow the rules, but politicians like Governor Ron DeSantis believe they are above the law & want to rig the district drawing process which decides who represents you in government in order to benefit themselves & their corporate elite donors.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

his is what earned authority looks like.
Denmark’s head of state, King Frederik, wears an admiral’s uniform of the highest rank — not as a costume, but as a reflection of service, qualification, and responsibility. He holds the highest admiral rank, while also serving as a general in both the Danish Army and the Air Force. These positions are constitutional, not political, and rest on real military experience rather than symbolism.
He is a trained naval officer, a qualified Frogman — Denmark’s elite naval special forces, equivalent to the U.S. Navy SEALs — and a former member of the Sirius Patrol, one of the world’s most demanding special units, operating under extreme Arctic conditions in Greenland. He received no special treatment during Frogman training. He was trained, tested, and judged by the exact same standards as every other aspirant. No exemptions. No shortcuts. He earned it.
These are achievements gained through discipline, endurance, and personal commitment — not bestowed for show or softened by privilege.
His connection to Greenland is genuine and long-standing. Having lived and served in the Arctic, he is widely respected and sincerely liked by the Greenlandic people. That respect is mutual, rooted in understanding, presence, and shared experience — not in rhetoric or political posturing.
Beyond his military service, King Frederik holds a cand.pol. degree — a graduate-level qualification equivalent to a U.S. master’s degree in political science or public policy, not a bachelor — reflecting advanced academic training in governance, democratic institutions, and constitutional responsibility.
Crucially, he does not make laws. He does not set policy. He does not govern. As a constitutional monarch, he is strictly apolitical and bound by the constitution. His role is to represent the state, uphold democratic continuity, and serve as a unifying figure above party politics — not to interfere in them.
This is why Danes hold deep respect for their head of state — and why he makes us proud. He does not rule by decree. He does not demand loyalty or cultivate fear. He does not confuse authority with domination.
Measured by any meaningful standard of character, discipline, and responsibility, he is more of a man than any shouting MAGA follower or enabling cheerleader. Not because he boasts louder, but because he does not need to. Not because he performs strength, but because he understands restraint.
He is not a strongman.
He is not a dictator.
He serves democracy — he does not replace it.
Leadership does not require spectacle. It requires substance. Via Being Liberal.

[Common Sense 🇺🇸💙 @commons96055467]

Trump is not just an “alleged”
Rapist anymore.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Dear #MAGA,

Look at your President crawling on his knees like the loser he is.

[@🌊damn the filibuster, torpedos away🌊 @lcookwike]

Not that anyone had doubts.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: Trump calls African-American reporter Rachel Scott “terrible and obnoxious” for asking a simple question about extrajudicial killings in international Waters.

Yes, Trump is a racist and murderer.

[Andrew Mercado @AndrewMercado]

Put this fucking loser in prison

[NOAAandNASAareRight @AandNoa]

Believe it or not, this is what Hegseth posted after the Washington Post said he ordered that second strike on the survivors.

He used Franklin the Turtle, from a beloved series of books for children. Despicable!